pair royal

noun

Cribbage. a set of three cards of the same denomination, worth six points.

pair royal

noun

(in some card games) a set of three cards of the same denomination

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pair royal¹

First recorded in 1585–95

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Example Sentences

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If a fourth card of the same denomination is next played, twelve holes are scored for the “double pair royal.”

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The preference of Brag over Speculation does not greatly surprise me, I believe, because I feel the same myself; but it mortifies me deeply, because Speculation was under my patronage; and, after all, what is there so delightful in a pair royal of Braggers?

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pair production pairs

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